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Living in Millington, NJ

Millington is a small town of 3,220 people in Morris County, New Jersey. It's about 30 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $797k and rent runs about $2k a month.

3,220people
$797kTypical home
$2,095/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
235Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,220
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,237 people per sq mi
  • 30 mi to New York, NY
  • 30 mi to New York, NY
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $797k (≈$5,023/mo)
  • Median rent $2,095/mo
  • Median household income $194k
  • Property tax about 1.3% of value
  • 10.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 39°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
  • 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
  • 130 cloudy days a year
  • 38 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 22" of snow a year
  • 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 10 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (16 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (189 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 50
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 26% are 65 or older
  • 69% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 32 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 18 mi to EWR airport
  • 18 mi to EWR (major hub)
  • 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 91% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1972
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 322 ft
  • 16 mi to the ocean
  • 162 mi to a big lake
  • 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 25 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 120 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,914 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 278 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,255 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 119 museums within 25 mi
  • 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 17% of New Jersey districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 8 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Morris County: R+3 in 2024
  • New Jersey: D+6 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Moderate hurricane risk
  • Moderate tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Low earthquake risk
  • High flood risk
  • Very low drought risk
  • Moderate winter storm risk
  • Moderate heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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